# Botticelli - April 2022

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [April 3, 2022, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184 "2022-04-03T11:57:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 4

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/61 "2022-04-10T00:16:20Z")

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> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> > IQs:
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> > > 1. Were you Sgt. Preston of the Yukon’s dog?
> > > 2. Did you invent the safety razor?
> > > 3. Were you the first black woman to win the Miss America pageant?
> 
> IQ1: I am not King?  
> IQ2: I am not King Gillette?  
> IQ3: Take a DQ.

1. Yes, Yukon King.
2. Correct.  
3 is Jayne Kennedy.

DQ: Real?

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**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/62 "2022-04-10T00:33:09Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> Did you, spoofing the Seabees motto, say, “The illegal we do right away; the unconstitutional takes a little longer”?  
> Did you love the smell of napalm in the morning?  
> Are you allegedly from Riverside, Iowa?

Respectively:  
I am not Paul Krassner?  
I am not Lt. Likgore.  
I am not George Samuel Kirk, or his brother.

DQs:  
1. real

(they’d be from the same town, right?)

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**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/63 "2022-04-10T02:09:38Z")

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Oh hell. KILGORE, dammit, KILGORE.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/64 "2022-04-10T12:18:54Z")

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IQs:

1. Were you the actual secret identity of The Shadow (not Lamont Cranston)?
2. Did you have a hit with _Right Round_?
3. Are you Alec Baldwin’s ex-wife?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/65 "2022-04-10T22:26:47Z")

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Previous IQs:

Did you, spoofing the Seabees motto, say, “The illegal we do right away; the unconstitutional takes a little longer”? - Dr. Henry Kissinger  
Did you love the smell of napalm in the morning? - Yes, Lt. Col. Kilgore from _Apocalypse Now_  
Are you allegedly from Riverside, Iowa? - Yes, either of the Brothers Kirk from _Star Trek_

DQ:

Male?

IQs:

Were you a transporter chief aboard the _Enterprise_?  
Were you a big fan of the Toledo Mudhens?  
Was your work the subject of a Mirren/Reynolds movie?

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**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/66 "2022-04-10T22:42:32Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> 1. Were you the actual secret identity of The Shadow (not Lamont Cranston)?
> 2. Did you have a hit with _Right Round_?
> 3. Are you Alec Baldwin’s ex-wife?

1. I am not Kent Allard.  
2. Take a DQ.  
3. I am not Kim Bassinger.

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Were you a transporter chief aboard the _Enterprise_?  
> Were you a big fan of the Toledo Mudhens?  
> Was your work the subject of a Mirren/Reynolds movie?

Respectively:  
I am not Lt. Kyle.  
I am not Corporal Max Klinger.  
I am not Gustav Klimt.

DQs:  
1. real  
2. male

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/67 "2022-04-10T22:59:12Z")

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> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> > IQs:
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> > > 1. Were you the actual secret identity of The Shadow (not Lamont Cranston)?
> > > 2. Did you have a hit with _Right Round_ ?
> > > 3. Are you Alec Baldwin’s ex-wife?
> 
> 1. I am not Kent Allard.
> 2. Take a DQ.
> 3. I am not Kim Bassinger.

Correct, KeSha, Correct.

DQ: Living?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/68 "2022-04-10T23:00:31Z")

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IQs:

1. Were you known as The Galloping Gourmet?
2. Did you star in _Tea and Sympathy_?
3. Did you say that unusual travel experiences are dancing lessons from God?

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**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/69 "2022-04-11T00:10:59Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> 1. Were you known as The Galloping Gourmet?
> 2. Did you star in _Tea and Sympathy_?
> 3. Did you say that unusual travel experiences are dancing lessons from God?

1. I am not Graham Kerr.  
2. I am not Deborah Kerr?  
3. I am not Jean Kerr?

DQs:

1. real
2. male
3. dead

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/70 "2022-04-11T00:20:11Z")

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> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
> >
> > IQs:
> > 
> > > 1. Were you known as The Galloping Gourmet?
> > > 2. Did you star in _Tea and Sympathy_ ?
> > > 3. Did you say that unusual travel experiences are dancing lessons from God?
> 
> 1. I am not Graham Kerr.
> 2. I am not Deborah Kerr?
> 3. I am not Jean Kerr?

Correct, Correct, and Soren Kierkegaard.

DQ: Last name starts with K?

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**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/71 "2022-04-11T00:42:31Z")

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DQs:

1. real  
2. male  
3. dead  
4. last name starts with K

> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> Correct, Correct, and Soren Kierkegaard.

Now, wait a minute. From what I’ve found, “Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God” is a [**K** urt Vonnegut quote](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Cat_s_Cradle/w25sx0G6nRsC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22dancing%20lessons%20from%22).

I mean, it still works…

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/72 "2022-04-11T00:49:51Z")

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Huh. Okay, I’m wrong. It was Vonnegut.

I owe you one.

IQs:

1. Are you George Herriman’s best known creation?
2. Are you a silent character from a comic strip by Otto Soglow?
3. Did you play Captain Kangaroo on TV?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/73 "2022-04-11T02:40:14Z")

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Swept me!

IQs:

Were you Emma Woodhouse’s eventual husband?  
Did Jonathan Pryce play your father several times?  
Were you a Hollywood director with a royal name?

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**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/74 "2022-04-11T02:49:38Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> 1. Are you George Herriman’s best known creation?
> 2. Are you a silent character from a comic strip by Otto Soglow?
> 3. Did you play Captain Kangaroo on TV?

1. I am not Krazy Kat, dollink.  
2. I am not the Little King.  
3. I am not Bob Keeshan.

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> Were you Emma Woodhouse’s eventual husband?  
> Did Jonathan Pryce play your father several times?  
> Were you a Hollywood director with a royal name?

Respectively:  
I am not Mr. Knightley.  
I am not Keira Knightley.  
I am not King Vidor.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/75 "2022-04-11T13:57:28Z")

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Swept me.

IQs:

1. Did you play Cliff on _Dallas_?
2. Did you have a radio Kollege of Musical Knowledge?
3. Were you a Yiddish-sounding comic on #2 above?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/76 "2022-04-11T20:35:39Z")

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Damn, you’re good! Swept me again.

IQs:

Was a starship named after you in the first JJ Abrams _Star Trek_ film?  
Were you a wealthy Satanist who met a bad end in _Angel Heart_?  
Were you one of Col. Hogan’s merry little band of military rogues?

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**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/77 "2022-04-11T21:36:00Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
>
> IQs:
> 
> 1. Did you play Cliff on _Dallas_?
> 2. Did you have a radio Kollege of Musical Knowledge?
> 3. Were you a Yiddish-sounding comic on #2 above?

1. Take a DQ.  
2. I am not Kay Kyser.  
3. I am not Ish Kabibble.

> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> IQs:
> 
> Was a starship named after you in the first JJ Abrams _Star Trek_ film?  
> Were you a wealthy Satanist who met a bad end in _Angel Heart_?  
> Were you one of Col. Hogan’s merry little band of military rogues?

Respectively:  
I am not Kelvin.  
Take a DQ.  
I am not Kinchloe.

DQs:

1. real
2. male
3. dead
4. last name starts with K

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**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/78 "2022-04-12T07:19:43Z")

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IQ1: Was the last song you released before your death titled _I Hate Myself and I Want to Die_?  
IQ2: Did you compose _Mack the Knife_?  
IQ3: Were you a former Disney child star who went on to star in multiple films for director John Carpenter?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/79 "2022-04-12T12:20:53Z")

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> [@De\_La\_Rue](#):
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> > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
> >
> > IQs:
> > 
> > > 1. Did you play Cliff on _Dallas_ ?
> > > 2. Did you have a radio Kollege of Musical Knowledge?
> > > 3. Were you a Yiddish-sounding comic on #2 above?
> 
> 1. Take a DQ.
> 2. I am not Kay Kyser.
> 3. I am not Ish Kabibble

1 was Ken Kercheval. Correct on the others.  
Ken catches me up for being wrong on Kierkegaard.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2022/962184/80 "2022-04-12T12:23:14Z")

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IQs:

1. Were you an early MTV VJ?
2. Are you secretly Quickdraw McGraw?
3. Are you the Elegant Elephant of Oz?

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